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LABELING MACHINE.

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Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Application filed December 29, 1917. Serial No. 209,483.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ERNEST D.. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county ofNew York and. State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Labeling-Machines, of which the following is aspecification- The object of my inventionis to provide means toautomatleally apply labels upon packages with adhesive material betweenthe same to cause adherence of the labels to the packages.

In carrying outmy invention I provide means to supply labels, means tofeed packages, means to apply labels successively to the packages, andmeans to apply-adhesive material between the labels and the packagesbefore the labels are applied upon the packages, whereby as thepackagesare advanced successively the labels will be selected and applied to thesuccessive. packa es.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement and combinations ofparts that will bemore fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,wherein,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a machine embodying my invention; Fig. .2is'a side elevation of the machine looking in the direc tion of thearrow in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is across section substantially on the line 3,3, in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. a is a crosssection substantially on the line 41, 1, in Fig. 2, illustrating meansfor operating a label-applying presser; Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectionaldetail plan View illustrating the label supplying magazine and the-labelfeeder; Fig.6 is a longitudinal section substantially on the line 6, 6,in Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 7 is an enlargeddetail'view illustrating a portion of thelabel feeder'and a rollercoactive therewith; Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional Viewthrough a portion of the label feeder; Fig. 9 is an enlarged detailcross section substantially on the line 9, 9, in Fig. 5, looking inthe.di-. rection of the arrow; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary plan View,partly in section, of a portion of the'label supply magazine and thelabel feeder; Fig. 11 is an'enlarged fragmentary perspective viewillustrating part of the label magazine and pusher for the labels;.Fig'- 12 is a detail plan viewillustrat lng means 'for supplyingadhesive for the labels; Fig. 13 is an end View of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14 is a cross sectional view through the receptacle for theadhesive. material, the section being taken substantially on the line14c, 14, in Fig. 15; looking inthedirection of the arrow; Fig. 15 is alongitudinal section substantially onthe line 15, 15, in Fig. 14; Fig.16is a side .view of Fig. 13, illustratingthe adhesive applying devicesin a position elevated above a package; Fig. .17 is a detail view ofpart of Fig. 16, illustrating the adhesive applying devices cooperatingwith the package; Fig. 18 is a fragmentary perspective view illustratinga label supported in position to be applied upon a package, and Fig. 19is a perspective view illustrating a package labeled in accordance withmy improvements. 1

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

the labeling devices in any suitable manner, a

.as by hand or from any suitable machine from which the packagesareproduced. I have illustrated a conveyer 4 to support the packages andwhich may comprise an endless belt carried upon guiding rolls 5, 6,whose shafts 7 8, are shown journaled upon spaced supports 9, 10, on the.main frame. The conveyer 1 is shown provided with battens t spacedapart to receive the packages 2 to retain the latter in proper positionfor propulsion with the conveyen. At 4 are indicated spaced guidingrails above the conveyer between which the packages 2 travel and arethereby guided and retained in proper position to receive the labels.Any suitable means may be provided for operating the conveyer. When myimproved machine is utilized in conjunction with a machine for packaginggoods thelatter maybe geared to one of the shafts 7 or 8, or to anothershaft of the machine, for operating conveyer 1in timed relation to thedelivery from the packaging machine of the packages to said conveyer. Inthe example illustrated I have shown a main drive shaft 11 which isjournaled in bearings upon uprights 12 on the main frame, which shaft isprovided with a sprocket wheel 13 receiving a chain 11 that passes overa sprocket 15 secured on a shaft 16 that is journaledin suitablebearings upon the main frame. Shaft 16 is shown provided with an arm 17of a Geneva movement having a projection or roller 18 adapted tocooperate with the slotted member 19 of the Geneva movement, whichmember 19 is carried by a shaft 20 journaled in a suitable bearing 21 onthe main frame. Shaft 20 is shown provided with -a bevel gear 22 in meshwith a corresponding gear 23 secured upon shaft 7, the arrangement beingsuch that during rota tion of shaft 11 the roller 5 will. be rotatedintermittently through the action ofthe Geneva movement forcorrespondingly operating the conveyer step by step. Shaft 11 may beprovided with a wheel 21 which may be driven from a suitable wheel uponthe machine referred to for packaging the goods and deliveringthepackages to conveyer 1. Any suitable clutch mechanism at 25 maybe'provided forstarting and stopping the operation of shaft 11. lVhen myimproved machine is not operated in conjunction with or in timedrelation to the operation of a packaging machine the wheel 21 may bedriven in any desired manner and the packages may be manually fed toconveyer 1.

At 26 is a supply magazine or chute for the labels 3, which magazine isshown supported upon the uprights 12 by means of a brace 27 (Fig. 6) ata level higher than conveyer 1. Labels 3 are shown supported on edgewithin magazine 26, and to induce the forward movement of a quantity oflabels through the magazine, I provide a slide 23, shown having. a base28 slidable upon the bottom of the magazine and provided with a post 29from which extends a rod 30, shown guided in the rear Wall 31 of themagazine. A spring 32 coiled around said rod and bearing'against saidwall and against post 29 tends to induce forward movement of the slide.Magazine 26 has spaced side walls 33 between which the stack of labelsand the slide travel. At 31 is a label feeder, shown provided with pinsor projections 35 projecting from the periphery thereof to engage thelabels, which feeder is shown secured upon shaft 11 for rotationthereby. The pins 35 extend far enough from the feeder to engage labelsas their character may require. Said pins are shown projecting from ablock 36 located within a recess 37 in feeder 31. At 33 is a plate shownsecured by screws to block 36, a screw 39 extending from said plate andsecured thereto (Fig. 8). Said screw extends freely through partition 31of the feeder (Fig. 8), and at 10, 11 are nuts upon said screwrespectively received in the re cesses 37 and 12 of feeder 31,whereby,by adjusting said nuts, the screw may be ad vanced or retractedto correspondingly advance or retract pins 35 with respect to feeder 31and by setting the nuts tight against the partition 31 said pins will beretained in set position projectingto "the desired extent from thefeeder. The forward edge of the bottom of magazine 26 is shown recessedat 26 opposite feeder 31 (Figs.5 andlO) whereby the end portions of thelabel rest upon the projecting portions 26*. of the bottom of themagazine, and the lowermost label will extend over or straddle at itsmidportion the recessed portion 26 .(Figs. 5 and 10), wherebywhen thepins 35 engage said label the pins may pass through the recessed portion26 and carry the label along, causing its end portions to be draggedfrom the projecting portions 26 By such'n'ieans a label may be fed fromthe magazine each time that feeder 31 makes a rotation. At 13 is aguiding plate shown. secured to the bottom of the magazine and curved toextend under feeder 31 in spaced relation thereto, to guide the labelsthat are carried along with the feeder by pins 35 (Figs. 3 and 6).Adjacent to the delivery end of guide plate 13 is a roller 31 shownjournaled upon a rock arm 31 that is 'pivotally supported at 31 onuprights 12, a spring 31 coiiperative with said arm and upright servingto resiliently press roller 31 against feeder 31. At are spaced guidesor ways shown in channel form, with the channel portions facing oneanother (Figs. 5 and 18), the inner ends of said guides being adjacentto the delivery edge of guide plate 13 and roller 31 whereby labels willbe delivered by feeder 31 and its pins from said guide plate into thechannels of guides 11. At 15 are stops carried by the guides 11 (Figs.1, 3 and 18), against which the labels 3 are stopped to bring saidlabels to rest in proper position successively over the packages 2 onthe conveyer in pOSition to be applied to the packages. \Vhen feeder 31rotates and its pins 35 engage a label, the latter will be drawn alongby the pins between the feeder and guide plate 13 and will be deliveredwith sufficient impetus into guides 11 to slide along the latter to bearrested by the stops 15.

Since it may be desirable to organize the machine in such manner thatlabels of different sizes may be placed upon difierent sized packages,and also since labels of different thickness may be utilized in the samemachine, I provide the following arrangement: To accommodate labels ofdifferent length or width in the magazine 26 the side walls 33 thereofare adjustable, for which purpose I have shown said walls car-- ried bysuitably shaped arms 16 shown recessed at 46" to receive the bottom ofthe magazine and shown having hubs 47 mounted adjusta'bly upon rod 28that is secured upon uprights 12 (Figs. 3,6 and 9), setscrews at 48serving to secure'arms' 46 of rod 28 in setposition. The post 29-(Figs.5,

6 and 9) *isshown provided with a pair'of adjustable guiding arms 49,which are shown slotted to receive screw 50 threaded into said post,whereby said arms may be secured in adjusted position. Bysuch means saidarms may be adjusted withrespect'to the spaced position of side walls 33of the magazine,

according to the adjustment 'of the latter, for guiding the slide 28between such walls.

The-guides 44 are made adjustable'to properly receive such labelstherebetween. I have shown the guides as provided at their'out'er endswith slit portions 44 and holes to receive a supporting rod-44 screws 44operating in the split portions serving to clamp the respective guidesin set-laterally adjusted position along said rod. The rod 44 is showncarried by "an arm 44 having its upper end split at 44 and receivingscrew 44 for clamping thearm upon a bar 44 that projects from hearing72. Thus the guides 44*may be adjusted laterally and longitudinally, asrequired, for different labels to be used. The guide rails .4 are shownmounted for lateral adjustment to accommodate pack ages of dilferentwidths, for whichpurpose said rails are shown provided with laterallydisposed slotted projections 4 adapted to be retained in set position bymeans of screws 4 'threaded in apertures in supports 9, 10, whereby saidrails may be' readily adjusted to properly guideand permit free travelof the packages 2 therebetween. The labelsmay vary in thicknessaccording tothe requirements, and since all of the labels of the stackshould preferably be supported at their bot tom edges except theendmost' label fordelivery, I provide an adjustable bottom member 26 forthe magazine, which is shown lo cated between spaced guide strips 26atsaid bottom, the latter being shownprovided with a longitudinal slot26 (Figs. 9, 10 and 11), through which a' screw 51 projects from bottommember 26, whereby a nut 51 on said screw coacting with thebottom platesof the magazine may retain said bottom member 26 in set position. By thearrangement described the bottom member 26 may be projected more or lessforwardly with respect to the recessed edge 26 of the bottom of themagazine, whereby the proper space between the bottom portion 26andfeeder'34 may be provided to permit thesweepingof the labelssuccessively from the'stackfbypins 35 of feeder 34. The peripheryiof'roller 34 is grooved for the free passage of pins 35 (Figs. 6 and 7.)

l/Vhen the labels have been deposited successively in: guides 44 thelabels are to-be pushed from the 1 guides upon the packages,

is to be applied either upon the package or upon'the correspondinglabel,'or both. In

the example illustratedin the accompanying drawings means are providedfor applying adhesive material 'or paste upon the package before thelatter is'carried under the label. I have shown a paste pot orreceptacle 52 carried by an arm 53 secured upona. shaft 54 ournaled inuprights 12, andat the free end of said paste pot rolls 55 are'journaledin position over a package 2 on conveyer 4 when the latter is brought torest. A bearing 56 projecting from the paste pot sup ports shaft 57 thatcarries said-rolls, and the rolls extend into the paste pot throughslots 52 in the wall of the latter (Figs. 12 and 13) to dip into thepaste or adhesive material'in pot 52. A plate 58-may be secured in thepot and be provided with same from packages 2, and to cause rotation ofsaid rolls coincidently with such voperation of the pastepot. I haveshown a ratchet wheel 59 secured upon shaft 57 and adapted to co5peratewithwoppositely dis.- posed spring-pressed pawls60 and 61, which pawlsare pivotally supported by an arm 62 that is journaled upon shaft 11between collars 63 secured thereon 'to. prevent lateral play of said arm(Figs. 1, 2, 13, 16 and 17). Arm 62 is'shown provided with a link 64that is pivotally connected with said arm and with shaft'57, the pawl 61being pivotally carried by said link, whereby the relation of the'pawlsand arm 62 to'shaft 57 and ratchet 59 is maintained. Pawl 60 is shownpivotally carried by a'projection'65 extending from arm 62. Shaft 54 maybe rocked by any suitable means. I have shown said shaft provided with acrank arm 66 the free end of which is pivotally connected with an arm 67(Fig. 3) shown havinga strap or'cap 68 receiving an eccentrio or cam 69secured on shaft 11, whereby as shaft 11 is rotated the shaft 54 will berocked to cause corresponding rocking of the paste pot. When the pastepot moves down- Wardly toward the package2 on conveyer 4 the pawl 60,through ratchet 59, will cause rotation of rolls 55,- and'when the pastepot and rolls about reach the limit of the downward stroke said rollswill engage the package 2 therebeneath and apply paste thereon. When thepaste pot next rises from the package the pawl 60 will slip on theratchet and pawl 61 on'the ratchetwill cause further rotation ofrolls59. Each time the paste pot is lowered the rolls apply paste to asucceeding package, as indicated at 2 in Fig. 1. While I have shown tworolls 55 in conjunction with the paste pot, whereby two daubs of pasteare applied upon a package, it will be understood that one or more rollsmay be used if desired for the purpose.

After the paste or adhesive material has been applied upon a package,thelatter is brought to rest beneath a label then in position upon guides44, whereupon the label is advanced to the package and pressed upon thepaste thereon. To accomplish such purpose I have shown a foot or pressercarried by a reciprocative rod or plunger 71, shown slidable in a guideor bearing 72 carried by an arm 7 3 shown projecting from the uprights12 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3). A spring 7st, shown coiled upon rod 71andpressing at one end against guide 72 and at the other end against ahead 71 on said rod, serves normally to raise the rod and presser. At 75 is a rocking arm shown pivotally connected by a pin and slotconnection at 76, 7 7 with rod 71, said rocking arm being shownpivotally supported upon rod 78 carried by uprights 12, the collars 79on said rod limiting lateral movement of arm thereon. A reciprocatingrod 80 is shown pivotally connected at 81 with arm 7 5, which rod isshown forked at 80 to receive and be guided on shaft 11 (Fig. 4:). Aneccentric or cam 82 upon said shaft is cooperative with said rod throughthe medium of a projection or roller 83 on said rod, whereby when shaft11 is rotated the arm 75 will be rocked to cause reciprocation of rod 71and foot or presser 70 in timed relation to the stopping of packages 2beneath saidpresser and the delivery of a label therebetween.

The operation of my improvements may be described as follows: A supplyof labels having been placed in the magazine 26 and a supply of adhesivematerial or paste in the paste pct 52, and the machine being started,conveyer l will operate step by step and the presser and paste pot willreciprocate. The packages 2 will be successively placed. upon theconveyer in spaced relation thereon, and each time thatshaft 11 makes .arotation the label feeder 34 through the medium of its pins will havefed a label from the stack into the guides at against the stops a5,while the foot or presser 7 O is elevated. Each time the conveyer comesto rest (or, if preferred, during the progress of the conveyer) when apackage is beneath the paste pot the latter will descend to cause itsrolls 55 tobear upon such package to apply paste thereto, whereupon whensuch pasted package comes to rest beneath presser 7 0 and a labelthereon, the cam or eccentric 82 will cause depression of rod 71 andpresser 70, whereupon the latter will push a label then in guides 44from the latter down upon the paste on the package for adhesion thereto.\Vhen the presser next rises the conveyer is moveda step to bringanother pasted package beneath the presser, during which time and whilethe presser is above guides 44 feeder 34 will feed another label to theguides ready to be pushed by the presser upon such pasted package, andso on for each package. It thus will be understood that the feeding ofthe packages, the application of, paste thereto, and the applying of thelabels upon the pasted packages will proceed successively in properorder for each package to be labeled. The labeled packages may beremoved from the conveyer manually or may be delivered to any desiredmeans for receiving and re moving the same.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A labeling machinecomprising a conveyer for packages, means to operate the conveyer, amagazine for a stack of labels, spaced guides, means to move the labelsfrom the magazine to a position between the guides opposing the packagessuccessively, means to apply paste between the packages and labelssuccessively, and means to pass between the guides to successivelydeposit the positioned labels from the guides upon packages.

2. A labeling machine comprising means to support packages, a, magazinefor labels, spaced guides for the labels opposing the packages, means todeliver labels from the magazine between the guides successively, meansto apply paste between the packages and labels, and means movablebetween the guides to move the labels from the guides and deposit thelabels upon the adhesive on the packages.

8. A labeling machine comprising means to support packages, a magazinefor labels, spaced guides for the labels opposmg the packages, a feederhaving means to remove the labels successively from the magazine andenter them in said guides for supporting the labels between the guidesover the packages, means to operate thefeeder, means to apply adhesivebetween the packages and labels, and means to move th labels frombetween the guides and deposit thelabels upon the adhesive on thepackages.

4. A labeling machine comprising means to support packages, a magazinefor labels, spaced guides for the labels opposing the packages, a feederhaving pins to remove the labels from the magazine, means to operate thefeeder, means to guide the labels to positionbetween the first namedguides, means to apply adhesive material between the packages andlabels, and means movable between said guides to move the labels fromthe guides and deposit the labels upon'the adhesive .upon the packages.

5. A labeling machine comprisingmeans to support packages, a magazinefor labels, spaced guides for the labels opposing the packages, a feederhaving pins to remove the labels from the magazine, means to operate thefeeder, means to guide the labels to position between the first namedguides comprising a guiding plate adjacent to the feeder. andterminating acent to the receiving ends of said guides, and a rollercooperative with the feeder adjacent to said spaced guides, said rollerhaving grooves to permit the passage of the pins, and means to move thelabels from the guldes and deposit the labels upon the adhesive on thepackages.

6. A labelin machine comprising means to support packages, a magazinefor labels, guides for the labels opposing the packages, a feeder havingpins to remove the labels from the magazine, means to operate thefeeder, means to guide the labels to the first named guides comprising aguiding plate adj acent to the feeder, and a roller coiiperatime withthe feeder, said roller having grooves to permit the passage of thepins, a spring-operative arm carrying said roller in resilient contactwith the feeder, and means to move labels from the guides and depositthe labels upon adhesive on the packages.

7. A labeling machine. comprising means to support packages, a magazinefor labels,

spaced guides to receive labels opposing the packages, a feeder havingmeans to feed labels from the magazine to said guides, means to operatethe feeder, means-to apply adhesive material between the packages andlabels, a presser opposing the packages, a rod carrying the presser, aguide for the rod, an arm operatively connected with the rod, and meansto rock said arm to reciprocate the rod and presser, to cause thepresser to pass between said guides to remove the labels from the guidesand deposit them upon the packages.

8. A labellng'm achlne comprislng a conveyer for mac (ages, means tooperate the conveyer step by step, a paste pot located over the conveyerand provided with a roll to apply paste upon packages on the conveyer,means to rock the paste pot to present the roll to and remove it fromthe packages successively, a toothed wheel connected with the roll, apawl to cooperate with the wheel, an arm supporting the pawl to causerotation of the roll during movement of the paste pot, means to presentlabels over the pasted package, and means to apply the labelssuccessively upon successively pasted packages. I

9. A labeling machine comprising a conveyer for packages, means tooperate the conveyer step by step, a paste pot located over the conveyerand provided with a roll to apply paste upon packages on the con--veyer, means to rock the paste pot to present the roll to and remove itfrom the packages successively, a toothed wheel connected with the roll,pawls to cooperate with said wheel, an arm, a link movably connectingthe arm to the shaft of the roll, one of said pawls being carriedby saidlink and the other ERNEST D. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

T. F. BOURNE, MARIE F. WAINRIGHT.

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